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Alberta's chief medical health officer publicly criticizes staffer who leaked info
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health, dealing with rocketing COVID-19 case numbers, is criticizing a member of her inner circle for leaking confidential information to the media. Dr. D...
Nov 26, 2020
Public health officers walk fine line between public and politicians, scholars say
EDMONTON - There's a fine line between a public health officer's duty to the people they serve and their duty to the elected officials who appoint them, scholars say. But they add governments should b...
Nov 26, 2020
Woodbine Racetrack ends horse racing season after talks with provincial government
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment says it has officially cancelled the rest of its thoroughbred racing season following discussions with the Ontario government.When Toronto was placed into a lockdown s...
Nov 26, 2020
New NDP cabinet sworn in, Malcolmson appointed minister of mental health & addictions
NANAIMO - Local MLA Sheila Malcolmson will have additional responsibilities over the next four years of NDP government.Premier John Horgan appointed Malcolmson to the mental health and addictions port...
Nov 26, 2020
New Brunswick to require all visitors to self-isolate, reports 12 new COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON - The Atlantic bubble that was pierced Monday when Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador left is now in tatters with New Brunswick's announcement that it is pulling out. Start...
Nov 26, 2020
Macklem tells MPs that bond-buying program about lowering rates, not financing feds
OTTAWA - Canada's top central banker gave a detailed defence of the Bank of Canada's buying spree of government debt, saying it is aimed at lowering borrowing costs across the country. The Bank of Can...
Nov 26, 2020
Tent fire closes Parksville's Mark's Nature Park
PARKSIVLLE - A tent fire has closed a popular Parksville park for several days. Parksville Fire Rescue crews arrived Wednesday, Nov. 25 just before 5 a.m. to Mark's Nature Park on Finholm St. to find ...
Nov 26, 2020
Mountie with airport knowledge says he warned against arresting Meng on plane
VANCOUVER - An RCMP officer who oversaw a small team based at Vancouver's airport says he dismissed a suggestion the night before Meng Wanzhou's flight landed to arrest the Huawei executive by boardin...
Nov 26, 2020
Mountie with airport knowledge says he warned against arresting Meng on plane
VANCOUVER - An RCMP officer who oversaw a small team based at Vancouver's airport says he dismissed a suggestion the night before Meng Wanzhou's flight landed to arrest the Huawei executive by boardin...
Nov 26, 2020
Hockey history up for sale as 97-year-old Vancouver Millionaires sweater hits auction
VANCOUVER - A unique piece of hockey history is up for sale, with a rare Vancouver Millionaires sweater hitting the auction block. The cream and maroon wool cardigan is believed to have belonged...
Nov 26, 2020